Alex Thiersch Illuminates The Expanding Med Spa Retail Opportunity

In the Nineties, the Clintons ruled the White House, Victoria Beckham rose to fame as Posh Spice, Al Gore danced to the Macarena, the iPhone was a mere glimmer in Steve Jobs’ eye and Allergan started seducing Americans...

Beauty Entrepreneurs Address Whether Retouched Images Should Come With Warnings

In this edition of Beauty Independent’s ongoing series posing questions to beauty entrepreneurs, we ask nine founders: What do you think of the French law that mandates warning labels on retouched images?

Christian Craven Takes 200 Pictures And Two Weeks To Product Test To Guarantee Worthwhile Reads

It was only a matter of time before Dallas-based fashion and lifestyle blogger Christian Craven moved into skincare-focused social. “I’ve always been a beauty junkie,” declares Craven. He started blogging for fun, but the online endeavor led to...

Third-World Problems: As Beauty Ingredients From Africa Gain In Popularity, The Spotlight Turns To Ethical Sourcing Abroad

The latest ‘it’ ingredients in clean beauty might be dirtier than you think. Renowned for their benefits for skin and hair, moringa, marula and shea butter have infiltrated the beauty segment. Although they’re wildly popular, their paths from...

The Essential Elements Of Facebook Advertising

There are more than one billion people active on Facebook and 100 million people active on Instagram. Your brand doesn’t have to touch that many customers to be incredibly successful. Because of the sheer enormity of the social...

Breaking The Code: The Beauty Implications Of DNA Testing

Despite being a vegan triathlete, Plum Organics co-founder Neil Grimmer had been spending too much time stuck on airplanes and eating on the go. While promoting one of the fastest-growing kids nutrition brands in the U.S., his...